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"War Is It Worth It?"

With the ricent crises over Kashmir I can't help thinking that war is almost a reality.

But Is it all really worth it. War as a whole I mean?
Because I don't think it is.
We certainly don't gain much from war, but there is one thing we may gain and that is our posisition as a country.

In the long run the it's not really worth it.
War in (most cases) is about revenge.

A perfect example is the War On Terror.
Most of the major European contries are taking part in this war.
The two main Participants is the UK and the USA.

The bloke behind thisis none other than G.W.Bush.
He said that the terrorists acts were unjustified. and that justice needed to be served.
Indeed they were unjustified, but I would hardly call Launching a potentially Dangerous All-Out-War on terror justified in itself.
It's all very well punishing the scums that performed the horrific acts on Sept11th, but where does it get us?
not very far.
Sure we'd feel a lot better but it just makes us even more enemies, which ain't very good at all.

But we have gained some valuable allies during the War On Terror.
We have also gained Knowledge of other races and other Terrorist Orginisations which could prove a potential threat.

But I think that the War On Terror was a Good call.
War can be a good thing, if it is used at the right time and if it is not unjustified.
War can Strengthen countries and make them more powerfull.
It can even gain them even more allies.
but it can also be their downfall.

Look at some of the other foreighn countries deeply engrossed in war.
Some of them have been at War For over 30Years.
And that cant be good for the economy.
War has gotten them Nowhere because they don't have the superior tacticall skills and strategies that the SuperPowers Do.
If you are a small poor contry then you can't affors to declare war but if you are one of the better of countries then War (If properly thought out) can be a valuable peice of Millitary action.

So there is some good sides to War but there are also some bad things too.
On the whole the, Is War really worth it?
Well that's for you decide!

Insane Bartender wrote:
> cookie monster wrote:
> Doughnut Monster wrote:
> If India and Pakistan went to war (Whish they most probabaly will)
> then they will more than likely use theri Nuclear weopons.
>
> No, they won't
>
> >I dont see them using their nukes, since if one launches theirs
> the
> >other will launch theirs, its called deterrence.
>
> The deterrant goes much further. Any schoolboy knows that nukes set
> off in that part of the world will wash the radioactive fallout
> staright across europe, forcing a conventional counterstrike by the
> EU. both Pakistan and India will be flattened. Nevermind the fact that
> Pakistani Nukes landing in India will throw fallout back over Pakistan
> too.
>
> Basically, nukes will only be used if India fall under the false
> impression the Europe will stand by and watch radioactive fallout
> thrown all over the continent and not bother to strike back. I don't
> think anyone is stupid enough to believe that.

Yes I tend to agree with that, But......


The threat of a Nuke being launched by one of these two countries has grown considerably over the past few weeks.

cookie monster wrote:
> Doughnut Monster wrote:
> If India and Pakistan went to war (Whish they most probabaly will)
> then they will more than likely use theri Nuclear weopons.

No, they won't

>> I dont see them using their nukes, since if one launches theirs the
>> other will launch theirs, its called deterrence.

The deterrant goes much further. Any schoolboy knows that nukes set off in that part of the world will wash the radioactive fallout staright across europe, forcing a conventional counterstrike by the EU. both Pakistan and India will be flattened. Nevermind the fact that Pakistani Nukes landing in India will throw fallout back over Pakistan too.

Basically, nukes will only be used if India fall under the false impression the Europe will stand by and watch radioactive fallout thrown all over the continent and not bother to strike back. I don't think anyone is stupid enough to believe that.

It depends what circumstances it is used in!

So... war isn't a good thing? Hmm, interesting...

It looks like theswe two countries have thrust themsevles into the point of no return

*points to other forums*

FantasyMeister wrote:
> fosbe wrote:
> I dont want ot ruin your debate but what does that have to do with
> the
> future of gaming?
>
> Cos I don't have an extension lead that will stretch from the plug in
> my kitchen to my nuclear shelter at the back of the garden. So unless
> I can find a way of running my PS2 from a three-phase generator, then
> an apocalyse would mean an end to my future of gaming.

YOu see if you had just told me that i would have new and not bothered you.

fosbe wrote:
> I dont want ot ruin your debate but what does that have to do with the
> future of gaming?

Cos I don't have an extension lead that will stretch from the plug in my kitchen to my nuclear shelter at the back of the garden. So unless I can find a way of running my PS2 from a three-phase generator, then an apocalyse would mean an end to my future of gaming.

Doughnut Monster wrote:
> If India and Pakistan went to war (Whish they most probabaly will)
> then they will more than likely use theri Nuclear weopons.
>
> It would only take one missile for it to effect the whole world.
>
> All this just for a measy stretch of land?
> What's the point?

I dont see them using their nukes, since if one launches theirs the other will launch theirs, its called deterrence.

fosbe wrote:
> I dont want ot ruin your debate but what does that have to do with the
> future of gaming?

What do any of the topic in this forum have to do with the Future Of Gaming?